Matt Gaetz report: House Ethics Committee says no agreement to release report | LiveNOW from FOX

The House Ethics Committee has not reached an agreement to release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), the panel’s chairman told reporters on Wednesday. The bipartisan panel met behind closed doors for over two hours.

Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) the last to leave the room, said, "There was not an agreement by the committee to release the report."

Things took a dramatic turn when Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), the top Democrat on the committee, unleashed on Guest for commenting to reporters earlier – despite it being exceedingly rare for a member of the normally insular panel to attack another.

The Wednesday meeting the same day that Gaetz is visiting Senate offices on Capitol Hill to kick off the confirmation process to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The House Ethics Committee's inquiry into Gaetz abruptly ended last week when he resigned from Congress hours after being named President-elect Trump's nominee for attorney general.

The probe began in 2021 and stems from accusations of illicit drug use and sex with a minor.

The DOJ, which Gaetz has been tapped to lead, ultimately did not press charges. Gaetz himself has consistently denied all wrongdoing.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), notably, has said he does not believe the report should be released.

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